Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).

  2. (transitive)To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.

    disadvantage by prejudice

Examples

183 sentences
  1. Tom may be prejudiced.

    Том може бути упередженим. — deniko

  2. Tom might be prejudiced.

    Том може бути упередженим. — deniko

  3. Tom is prejudiced, isn't he?

    Том упереджений, чи не так? — deniko

    deTom ist voreingenommen, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth

  4. Is Tom prejudiced?

    Том упереджений? — deniko

  5. Prejudice will continue to exist.

    Упередження продовжать існувати. — deniko

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium

From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”).

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Forms

prejudices, prejudicing, prejudiced, prejudiced
Base formprejudice · to prejudice
3rd person singularprejudices
Present participleprejudicing
Past simpleprejudiced
Past participleprejudiced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprejudice
he, she, itprejudices

Past simpleLesson

all personsprejudiced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave prejudiced
he, she, ithas prejudiced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill prejudice

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • influence (somebody's) opinion in advance:prepossess

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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